Improvement in extension gates



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CHARLES s. SNEAD, or LOUISVILLE, KENTUGKY. Leners Paten.; No. 67,143,@za-fed July 23, 1867.

IMPROVEMENT IN EXTENSION GATES.

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-Be it known that I, CHARLES S. SNEAD, of the city of Louisville, in thecounty of Jefferson, and State of Kentucky, have invented a new anduseful Extension Gate for store doors, windows, or other openings andI'do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription of the construction and operation of tho same, referencebeing had to the annexed drawings, making a part of this specication, inwhich- Figure 1 is a front view.

Figure 2, a front view showing gate shut up or contracted.

Figure 3, an end view.

Figure 4, a section, full size, through side rail.

The gate consists of a lattice, as shown in iig. 1, made of iron orother material, of suitable size, riveted together at the intersections,with washers between to prevent the bars rubbing, and so riveted as 'toallow a, free movement on the rivet that the gate may be extendedorcontracted to the required size. On each side are riveted two bars,one in front and the other at the back, to which the lattice is attachedby one permanent rivet, and others inislots of proper length to allowthe play up and down when the gat-e isextended or con tracted, and towhich are secured hinges and fastenings.

4Now, the object or this gate is to extend when the opening needsprotection, and to contract it so as to occupy as little room aspossible when no protection is needed.

, What I elaim'as my invention, and-desire to secure by Letters Patent,is l The peculiar construction of the gate, as herein described, toallow the expansion or contraction; the application of the intermediatewasher C to prevent the rubbing` ofbars; the slots D'to allow theextension,

and limit the same; and the foot-roller E to prevent the sagging of thegate.

' C. S. SNEAD.

Witnesses:

JNO. S. SNEAD, SAML. P. SNEAD.

